ESSAYS.
FILIAL DUTY.
AS a child, your first duty is obedience to your parents; an obedience comprehending love, submission, and reverence. To this simple point are all your duties now confined; but as you advance in life they will become more difficult and varied. Beware therefore of considering it of small importance how you conduct yourselves towards these parents. You are like a traveller entering upon an unexplored country, and these are your guides. As your judgment is not matured they must also be your counsellors. You are subject to afflictions and they will always be your comforters. Do not imagine that you are capable of directing yourselves, but laying aside all feel-
